SB2022122815 - Privilege escalation in Avast and AVG Antivirus
Published: December 28, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022122815
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Absolute Path Traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4173)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure file path processing within the malware removal functionality. A local user can remove arbitrary files on the system and escalate privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.